Bitcoin, gold, and reserve currencies
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Is there a chance that bitcoin (or anyother crypto currency) could challenge the US dollar? Or, looking back to the past: Should the world go back to the "gold-standard". Here are a couple of articles and resources looking at the issue...
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Article
2017: "IIn a remarkably frank talk at a Bank of England conference, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund has speculated that Bi... (2017)
Categories: TECHNOLOGY, FINANCES
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Article
2017: "Bitcoin climbed as much as 10% on Zimbabwe’s Golix exchange on Wednesday after the country’s armed forces seized power. The price of th... (2017)
Categories: CURRENCY, ECONOMICS, BITCOIN BLOCKCHAIN, FINANCES, FINANCIAL TECH Locations: AFRICA, ZIMBABWE
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Video
A great visual explanation of how monetary systems work. (2018)
Categories: CURRENCY, MONEY, ECONOMICS, FINANCES
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TED-Ed Published on Jun 23, 2014 The value of money is determined by how much (or how little) of it is in circulation. But who makes that dec... (2018)
Categories: CURRENCY, MONEY, FINANCES, FINANCIAL TECH
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Article
It wasn’t too long ago that Silicon Valley scoffed at cryptocurrencies. All over coffee shops in Mountain View and Menlo Park, you heard the same c... (2017)
Categories: BITCOIN BLOCKCHAIN, FINANCIAL TECH
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Some big investors see warning signs ahead for markets but are holding their positions. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is taking action: He’s ... (2018)
Categories: CURRENCY, INVESTING, FINANCES Locations: EGYPT
